Piñatex is a textile made from the pineapple leaf fiber that could revolutionize the fashion industry!
How much yarn do I need for weaving projects, and how do I calculate it? Does my choice of weaving yarn make a difference?
Today’s weavers owe much to the early 20th-century giants who revived handweaving. If you’ve ever woven a miniature overshot, you can probably thank Bertha Gray Hayes.
Fashion yarns can be fickle beasts. They’re so enticing in the yarn shop, but sometimes when you get them home, you start wondering how to actually weave with them. Fortunately fashion yarns don’t have to be difficult.
For this edition of Why We Love we’re focusing on something we at Handwoven couldn’t live without: our designers. We wouldn’t exist without their willingness to share their talents and their projects with the world.
Beautiful towels you can weave over the weekend, or for a romantic weekend. These Baltic Hearts Towels are a popular project.
If you want to find handwoven projects for the home, the September/October 2015 issue of Handwoven can be your guide and inspiration. In addition to table linens and towels, you'll find upholstery, blankets, pillows, and rugs, and advice from other weaver
At this point, all my friends and immediate family have learned to never say, “Oh, that towel is just too pretty to use,” because they have the lecture on why handwoven towels are superior to all other towels memorized.
Theodore Roosevelt might not look much like a Teddy bear, but he is the namesake of the famous toy